Good and bad news from an economy in uncharted territory
by Katie Allen from on (#2MS8G)
In the no-man's land between a referendum and a snap election, what are the key economic indicators telling us?
Elections have long been won and lost on the state of the economy. So Theresa May's decision to call a snap poll just as UK growth appears to be slowing has raised eyebrows. But with the Brexit vote predicted to put more pressure on households as the year goes on, the prime minister may well believe this is as good as it gets for economic news.
With less than six weeks to go to the election, a look at the economic backdrop reveals there is both good news and bad for the government.
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